Protomartyr

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Protomartyr is the title traditionally given to Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.

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Protomartyr canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title
honorific title
appearsIn Christian hagiography
Christian liturgical texts
appliedTo Saint Stephen
associatedBranchOfChristianity Anglican Communion
Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
associatedReligion Christianity
associatedWithEvent The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
surface form: stoning of Saint Stephen
category Christian terminology
titles of saints
contrastedWith later Christian martyrs
denotes first Christian martyr
describesRole earliest martyr of the Christian Church
etymologicallyDerivedFrom Greek word "martys" (witness, martyr)
Greek word "prōtos" (first)
hasFeastDayWithTitle 26 December (Western Christianity)
27 December (some Eastern traditions)
honorificFor martyrdom
languageOfOrigin Greek
refersTo Saint Stephen
relatedConcept martyr
saint
relatedTitle Protomartyr of Rome (for Saint Peter, in some traditions)
scopeNote most commonly refers to Saint Stephen in Christian usage
titleOf Saint Stephen
usedAs liturgical title
usedIn Christianity

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Saint Stephen honorificTitle Protomartyr